Manchester Academy

State-Funded School

manchester-academy-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Manchester RusholmeConstituency

M14 4PXPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Manchester Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,025 pupils. Manchester Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38%
EBacc average point score: 4.25

Ethnicity

White

Asian

28%

Black

32%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

24%

Pupils

1,025

Total Pupils

64%Boys

36%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

79%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,025
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Apr 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.